Som visse eksperter allerede har vurderet, så er det vist sikkert at sige at hvorimod Microsoft muligvis vil presse for at få så mange Activision Blizzard IP'er til at være Xbox-eksklusive, så vil Call of Duty-serien eksempelvis blive vanskelig at fjerne fra PlayStation grundet antitrust-årsager.
Så hvad gør man så? Spørger du MIDIA Research' senioranalytiker, Karol Severin, så kan Microsoft gøre meget for at gøre Xbox-versionen mere gunstig. Eksempelvis kan de tilbyde bedre versioner af spillene på deres egen hardware. Hun har sagt dette til WCCFTech:
"Given Xbox's cross-platform and gamer-friendly narrative, the impact is less likely to be about 'draconian exclusivities' and more about 'enhanced experiences' on Microsoft-owned assets. The big hits, in particular, produce a significant (and often majority) revenue from the Sony side. It wouldn't be financially sound to turn that revenue off, particularly because given Microsoft's mega-portfolio (if the acquisition closes), it doesn't need to."
"Engaging in hard exclusivity could risk alienating users on the other side, which still remain very valuable. Instead of exclusivity on whole titles, Microsoft can push more softly, e.g. through windowing access (e.g. first month of new CoD only on Xbox, not Sony), discounts, exclusive in-game content, experiences, etc."
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